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Board members also discussed a proposal to increase the level of fines under the Labour Relations Ordinance, Protection of Wages on Insolvency Ordinance, the Trade Unions Ordinance and its subsidiary Trade Union Registration Regulations.
Board members were told that the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 1994 was enacted in July last year. This ordinance places all maximum fines in the laws of Hong Kong not exceeding $100,000 upon a standard scale of six levels with fines ranging from $2,000 to $100,000.
They agreed that the level of fines under the three ordinances should be reviewed and amended. Detailed proposals will be discussed at the board's next regular meeting.
Board members were glad to learn that the revised package under the Employment (Amendment) Bill as agreed by the LAB was expected to be passed into law in the Legislative Council on Wednesday (January 18).
End/Monday, January 16, 1995
Positive concern for heritage called for
The community must be positively involved to show concern, to appreciate and to learn from the relics of our past, the Secretary for Recreation and Culture, Mr James So, said this (Monday) afternoon.
Hong Kong has a long history and the first inhabitants came to live on the island some 6,000 years ago, "a time well before the first Kingdom of China was recorded in written history", Mr So added.
Speaking at a luncheon meeting of the Po Leung Kuk Directors, Mr So said the fact that Hong Kong was as old as other ancient civilisations was borne out by its recent archaeological findings throughout the territory.
"It is therefore extremely important that no effort is spared in preserving and conserving Hong Kong's heritage for the benefits of the community," he said.
The year of 1994 was particularly eventful and fruitful for heritage preservation, with monuments having been declared under the law, adding the total number of declared monuments to 51.
In addition, three historical structures were also deemed as monuments by the Governor, bringing the total number of deemed monuments to 10.